The leader of a new party that has challenged Thailand’s military government was charged on Saturday with sedition, the latest legal action facing the rising star after a disputed March election. The sedition charge, which was filed by the junta, was the second criminal case opened against Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, 40, since he formed the progressive, […]
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Rising Thai political star faces fresh legal woes after election
The telegenic leader of a Thai political party who rode to prominence during last month’s election on a wave of millennial support stands accused of inciting unrest, he said Wednesday, calling his latest legal woes “politically motivated” by the junta. Billionaire Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit heads up the youth-oriented Future Forward Party, which came out of nowhere […]